Featured Workshops

The Otronicon Institute Presented by Full Sail University

Game workshops and presentations give a unique hands-on education about the technology, art, development and production of a video game. Although targeted at middle and high-school students, parents are of course welcome and will find that there is a lot to learn, understand, and enjoy. The panels and discussions will also provide an arena for parents to gain knowledge of the industry and to voice their concerns.

Focusing on the game concepts, storyline, graphics, audio, and programming, workshops and presentations will lead the students through the steps necessary for creating their favorite video games. Designed for young women and men, ages 12 - 18.

For more in-depth information about this year's featured workshops please download our Otronicon Institute Information Packet.

Full Sail Featured Workshops

Based on the changes of the Gaming industry, the accessibility of technology, and demand from the community, the Otronicon Institute Workshops present some topics carried over from the previous Otronicon workshops, and introduce some new ones. The workshops for Otronicon are divided into three sections:

Game Design

These workshops will focus on the designing the concept and characters, developing the procedure for development, and layout the levels of the game. Each workshop is a step in designing the playability of the game.

Game Development

This series of workshops will take the participant through the steps of creating the functionality and feel of the game.

Asset Creation

These workshops will look at the digital content creation requirements to develop the visual and audio assets of a game; it is what the game player sees and hears during game play. The workshops deal with digital graphics, video and audio software applications.

Registration

• Workshops will be held during the days of Otronicon starting Friday, January 15, 2010 through Friday, January 22, 2010 (excluding Wednesday, January 20).
• Workshops are one hour in length for School Field Trips, two hours for the Asset Creation and Game Design, and four hours for the Game Development workshops.
• Call 407.514.2112 for more registration or to pre-register for a workshop. You can also email your questions to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Full Sail Workshops Schedule

For in-depth information about this year's featured workshops please download our Otronicon Institute Information Packet.